Papenteich

Coordinates: 52°23′00″N 10°32′00″E / 52.38333°N 10.53333°E / 52.38333; 10.53333
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Papenteich
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Papenteich is located in Germany
Papenteich
Papenteich
Papenteich is located in Lower Saxony
Papenteich
Papenteich
Coordinates: 52°23′00″N 10°32′00″E / 52.38333°N 10.53333°E / 52.38333; 10.53333
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGifhorn
Subdivisions6 municipalities
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Ines Kielhorn[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total110.84 km2 (42.80 sq mi)
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total24,626
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGF
Websitewww.papenteich.de

Papenteich is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Gifhorn in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated approximately 10 km south of Gifhorn, and 15 km north of Braunschweig. Papenteich was founded on October 2, 1970 and includes 6 local municipalities with 19 villages. At present its population is 23,458.[citation needed]

Geography[edit]

Structure[edit]

Papenteich was founded with eighteen member municipalities. With the reform of 1974, five municipalities with eighteen villages were constructed. The last reform was in 1981 with the integration of the village of Didderse as the sixth municipality. The administration of Papenteich is situated in the central village of Meine.

Neighbourhood[edit]

Meinersen Gifhorn Isenbüttel
Peine Wolfsburg
Braunschweig Helmstedt

Structure of Papenteich[edit]

Structure of the Samtgemeinde
Municipality Inhabitants

(31. Dez 2003)
Surface:
in km2
Population density
in inhabitants/km2
Villages
Municipality Adenbüttel 1 724 13,71 126 Adenbüttel, Rolfsbüttel
Municipality Didderse 1 404 7,41 189 Didderse
Municipality Meine 8 070 38,73 207 Abbesbüttel, Bechtsbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Meine, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel, Ohnhorst, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel
Municipality Rötgesbüttel 2 280 10,83 211 Rötgesbüttel
Municipality Schwülper 6 627 20,89 317 Hülperode, Klein Schwülper, Lagesbüttel, Rothemühle, Groß Schwülper, Walle
Municipality Vordorf 3 326 19,26 173 Eickhorst, Rethen, Vordorf

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.